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Album Review: The Wind and the Wave, ‘From the Wreckage’

Written by Erin Mathis There’s something inherently appealing about “new” things. New clothes. New shoes. New car. New... music? Newness means innovation. It means listening...

Album Review: Brian Setzer, Rockabilly Riot: All Original

Written by Allison Lips Brian Setzer's Rockabilly Riot!: All Original will appeal to dads and rockabilly fans; the latter will make up the majority of people...

Pop-Break Live: Zorzifest II (Court Tavern)

Pop-Break's Jeff Crespi documented Zorzifest II, a celebration of local music organized by Pop-Break's senior writer Joe Zorzi. The event featured music by: Modern...

Happy Mondays Interview Series: Dollys

When you think of bands performing in basements, particularly the New Brunswick basement scene, thoughts of sweaty, thrashabout bands screaming into poorly plugged in...

Pop-Break Live: Modest Mouse (Starland Ballroom)

Written By Bill Kolbenschlag It’s been a few years since I’ve been to a concert — especially a real rock 'n' roll show. Fittingly, the...

Podcast: News Over Brews – Shebeen Brewing Co. Turbo IPA

The latest News Over Brews podcast is up! This week we talk about the possibility of one of our favorite bands getting their own television...

Pop-Press: ZorziFest II

Pop-Break senior writer Joe Zorzi will be presenting the second annual ZorziFest (aptly named ZorziFest II) tonight at The Court Tavern in New Brunswick,...

#FridayReads: Eddie Trunk’s Essential Hard Rock and Heavy Metal

Heavy metal has been an essential part of Pop-Break since the beginning. It makes logical sense because, well, I'm the editor-in-chief of the site...

The Singles Party: Slipknot, ‘The Negative One’

Singles Party panelist Nick Porcaro dropped a note to us on Mondays saying, "Last week Slipknot dropped a new song, "The Negative One", their...

Pop-Preview: Sublime with Rome at The Wellmont Theater

Ask anyone born in the last 35 years for the top five bands that come to mind when they think of ska-punk music, and...

Interview: Queensryche

Written by Molly Boekenheide "Keep on keepin' on," seems to be the unofficial motto of the hard-rocking bandmates of Queensryche, who, after a tumultuous couple...

Album Review: Spoon, ‘They Want My Soul’

Written by Max Freedman Prior to the announcement of Spoon’s eighth album, They Want My Soul, the band posted a photo to their Facebook page...